Bridgeland, Cypress Woods students win UIL Academic state titles
Bridgeland High School sophomore Shawn Ray placed first overall in the Spelling competition at the UIL Academic State Meet, held May 19-20 at the University of Texas at Austin.
June 4, 2025—Bridgeland High School sophomore Shawn Ray placed first overall in Spelling at the 2025 UIL Class 6A State Academic Meet, held May 19-20 at the University of Texas at Austin.
The Bridgeland High School spelling team placed first overall in the spelling team competition and the Cypress Woods High School computer science team placed second in the computer science team competition.
The Bridgeland High School spelling team placed first overall in the spelling team competition at the 2025 UIL Academic State Meet. Pictured from left, are Deva Tanneru, Devansh Joshi, Myreen Mamun and Shawn Ray.
At UIL Academic competitions, students earn points by placing in different categories which add up to an overall score. Multiple CFISD students and teams placed at this year’s competition.
The following CFISD students placed in the top 10 individually at the UIL Academic State Meet:
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UIL Academic Class 6A State Meet – Individual Results |
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Event |
Student Name |
High School |
Place |
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Informative Speaking |
Munira Abdullah |
Cypress Ranch |
4 |
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Ready Writing |
William Choi-Kim |
Cy-Fair |
4 |
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Social Studies |
Haider Murtaza |
Cypress Springs |
10 |
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Spelling |
Devansh Joshi |
Bridgeland |
10 |
The Cypress Woods High School computer science team earned the second-place title at the UIL Academic State Meet held May 19-20 at the University of Texas at Austin. Pictured from left, are Stacey Armstrong, Cypress Woods computer science team sponsor; Ryder Sanchez, Alaqmar Trunkwala, Thank Le and Koa Asagami.